"Attacks in Iraq target judges" by Robert H. Reid, Associated Press | July 1, 2008
BAGHDAD - Five Iraqi judges escaped assassination yesterday in a series of small bomb attacks that police believe may be part of a Shi'ite extremist campaign to force them to free jailed militants or reduce their sentences.
All the incidents could be part of a campaign against a judicial system that US authorities have worked hard to reinforce.
Police said the top judge in the Shi'ite district of Sadr City, Ghanim Abdullah al-Quraishi, was wounded along with his wife and daughter when a bomb exploded near their car in a parking lot in northeast Baghdad.
Small bombs also exploded near the homes or vehicles of three other judges, police said. A bomb was found at the home of a fourth judge but was disarmed, police said.
Two officials of the Interior Ministry said they believed Shi'ite extremists were responsible because all five judges have recently heard cases involving militiamen who had been sentenced to death or long terms in prison.
At least 29 American soldiers died in Iraq in June, compared with 19 the previous month - the lowest monthly figure of the war. At least 546 Iraqis were killed or found dead in June in war-related violence, according to figures compiled by the Associated Press as of Sunday.
That was a slight increase over the May figure of 515, according to the AP tally.
Think I'll believe the lying AP ever again?
By the way, readers, the number of Iraqis killed by the surge has been around 300 per day, 10,000 per month -- with 1.2 million Iraqis dead since the invasion.
Also see: Story Iraq: MSM Lied About Death Tolls
Memory Hole: 600,000 DEAD!
Occupation Iraq: One Million Dead Iraqis
As for March's toll, first it was reported as 923 dead, then they raised the figure to 1,720, and now it is OVER 2,000?!?!
Grain of salt, please!
In the latest violence, a car bomb exploded last night in the northern city of Mosul, missing an Iraqi Army patrol but killing one bystander and wounding 12, police said.
The US military said American soldiers killed six Al Qaeda militants in two separate incidents the day before near Balad, 50 miles north of Baghdad.
The statement also said US forces detained 22 Al Qaeda suspects on Sunday and yesterday in several other areas of Iraq.--MORE--"
Please see Occupation Iraq: The Peace of the Surge (and links therein) for more on "Al-CIA-Duh"
I'm sick of the bullshit!
